Chapter 89 Countermeasures (2/2)
Prince Jing released his hands on her and coughed a little. He walked outside and caught someone trying to peek inside. Prince Jing frowned. He stood at the screen to block him. ”What are you looking at?”
The Deputy Commander touched his bushy beard and asked in doubt. ”I saw you holding someone just now. But there's no woman in our camp. And I've confirmed from Luo Ding that it's just you and Mister Xiao here...... Oh...... So Mister Xiao......”
Before he finished speaking, he saw Prince Jing glaring at him.
there in silence. Her eyes followed the sun. She watched as it seemed to sink into the desert. After the sun disappeared in the horizon, it left brightly colored clouds hanging over the dunes.
”Splendid.” Yun Shang was still shocked at what she had seen. After a long time, she murmured that one word.
Prince Jing looked at her face. The red glow had painted her fair cheeks as well. He smiled. ”I remember that when we were at the Imperial City, you asked if I wanted the Royal position. I've been longing for that position for more than a decade now. I don't want it as much anymore. I've been at the border for more than ten years, and I am afraid that such beauty cannot be seen in the Imperial City or the Palace.”
Yun Shang smiled, ”I agree. The only thing that people in the Palace can see is power and fame. They don't have time for such beautiful scenery. Being the Emperor is exhausting. Even I feel tired for my father. When he is in Court, everyone obeys him and praises him loyally. But no one can tell how many of them mean it. When he goes from the Court to the Palace, he is also welcomed by his concubines. But those women are not being loyal to him. They are only being loyal to his title. Even if someone else becomes the Emperor, they would remain unchanged and treat the man like he is everything.”
”You, as an outsider, can really see through things. But as an insider, we don't look at things that way.” Prince Jing smiled and turned his eyes to the fading glow. ”Don't forget that you are also part of the Royal Family.”
Yun Shang raised her eyebrow. ”I'm just a Princess. It's a whole lot easier for me to leave the Palace. My fief is in Jinling. I've heard that it is a fertile region where fish and rice are abundant. It's also a land of picturesque scenery. And the people there are honest and hospitable. When I'm done with the affairs at the Palace, I will go to Jinling to spend the rest of my life......”
Prince Jing squinted his eyes. He clenched his hands in his sleeves and kept silent.
When they returned to the camp, it was completely dark. As soon as Prince Jing entered the camp, he was called away to deal with something. Yun Shang had nothing to do, so she wandered to the stable and tied her horse there. When she was about to go back, she heard someone gossiping.
”Do you know that Mister Xiao is such a beautiful young man that even women can't match his beauty?”
Another voice said with curiosity, ”You mean the Mister Xiao who wears a mask?”
”Yes, but he wasn't wearing his mask when he first arrived here. Anyway, I've heard that he has a special relationship with Prince Jing......” The man who started the conversation lowered his voice and said with disgust.
”What kind of relationship?” The other man seemed to miss his point and asked again.
”You know, the kind of relationship where two people do something in bed......” Then he spat and said, ”My mate who is on duty at the Prince's tent told me that Mister Xiao lives in the Prince's tent with him.”
”No way. Isn't Mister Xiao also a man?” The other voice quickly doubted him, ”Men and men can do that?”
”Of course. Why not? You just need to......” The two seemed to get closer together and started to whisper. After a while, Yun Shang heard the other guy say, ”Ah...... So His Highness doesn't like women? He has a thing for men?”
Yun Shang frowned. She picked up some stones and threw them at the two soldiers. Then she heard them shouting in pain. She turned and left the camp through the back ...